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noon Tuesday. Barack Obama was
sworn in as the country’s 44th presi- have been a sanguine affair, chocked
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dent. full of ideological divinations for the
further a sense of community
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His campaign, from his upset win next four years. It wasn’t. Instead of con-
and understanding for the
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in the Iowa caucuses to his Election centrating on hope (which he did use
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Day triumph, was built largely upon once), Obama’s speech had elements of
one ideal: hope. Hope for a change in somber awareness, gravitas and, perhaps
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estimated to have gathered on the Na- Obama’s challenge the next four
tional Mall was still spouting that same years will be to satisfy the masses who
ideal when interviewed by the throng of looked to him for incessant hope and
news media in attendance. meet those demands through often-
ABC Board settles cont...
As we all know, though, hope, like complicated bureaucratic channels.
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luck, eventually runs out. I have to say, Tuesday’s speech was
such as Madison and Yancey. methods of modernizing the state’s
The reality is Obama inherits, among a good start.
help secure the space and build the “The Weaverville ABC store will ABC system, including board con-
store. Line of credit options with four be a leader,” he said during the board’s solidation and limiting ABC stores
other local banks are in the process of
Obama not fulfillment of King’s
first meeting Tuesday (Jan. 20). The to towns with more than 5,000 resi-
being established. meeting coincided with the board’s dents. Currently, the laws allow any
Board member Lou Accornero 100th day of existence. Secret Garden town with 500 residents to establish
“I Have a Dream” speech
said the contract details are in their Inn & Spa owner Jacob Lions is the an ABC Board.
final stages, and he expects the paper third member of the board, which While Weaverville would be
We have a new president. On Tuesday, not the fulfillment of King’s dream.
work to be presented to the state ABC works independently from the town. “grandfathered” in to any such laws,
Barack Hussein Obama took the oath Neither is he the total fulfillment of
Commission as early as next week. Accornero is serving a three-year if added, the measure would prevent
of office and took his place as the 44th another part of King’s speech which is the
Accornero is excited about the term, Sussex is on board for two years many towns to the north and east
president. part that said, “I have a dream that my
store’s possibilities and its availability and Lions is on a one-year term. The from establishing competing stores.
As a citizen of the the United States, I four little children will one day live in a
to dry counties to the north and east, board will also oversee the hiring “I feel very good about our ability
wasn’t for Obama, but neither was I for nation where they will not be judged by
of personnel as well as the store’s to survive,” Sussex said.
John McCain. I think both Republicans the color of their skin, but by the content
function. The board, in its first official ac-
and Democrats are leading us down the of their character.”
At the meeting, the board also tion, adopted meeting times of 1
Alpha course
discussed a report released last month pm on the first and third Monday
Clint Parker at Christ
by the state’s Program Evaluation Di- of each month at the Weaverville
vision. The report suggested several Town Hall.
same road. This nation needs a 180-de- Too many people are judging him
United
gree turn and neither party is looking to on the color of his skin. For white su-
rock the boat that drastically. premacists, he’s the wrong color. For a
Christ United Methodist
Having said that, I don’t believe lot of Blacks, he’s the right color. For
Church will host an Alpha series
Weaverville Tribune
President Obama, who is being called others he’s the right color, but raised by
of classes this spring. The Alpha
the first “African-American” president, the wrong color.
course is for individuals wanting
is the fulfillment of Martin Luther King, Unfortunately, as the first president
to investigate Christianity, new
Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech. of color (besides white), it will not be
Christians, newcomers to the
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King was specific in his speech about came to that realization having lunch
8:30 pm on Monday evenings
his dream. First he said, “I have a dream with my dad on Tuesday. As I pointed
from Feb. 2 through April 6.
that one day on the red hills of Georgia, out to him that we had a new President,
The classes will consist of a din- $25
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down together at the table of brother- him the question was did he take the
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Obama’s family were not former the content of character, which was what
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father was from Africa, so much so that I told you earlier, as a citizen, I did
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some have even questioned Obama’s citi- not want Obama as president, but as a
on Garrison Branch Road in
zenship in this country. However, that is Christian, the Bible tells me to pray for
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